John F Tankersley
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
1st Lieutenant John F. Tankersley was born June 26, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, Hugh and Myra Tankersley. His hometown was Richmond, Virginia.
On September 27, 1944, he was the Co-Pilot of ‘Special Delivery II’, B-24 tail #42-94888, when it collided with another B-24 from its unit, the 489th Bomb Group, 844th Bomb Squadron, over Walberswick, Suffolk. There were no survivors from either plane.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Special Delivery II
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, VA, USA | 26 June 1917 | 1st Lieutenant John F. Tankersley was born June 26, 1917. His next of kin were his parents, Hugh and Myra Tankersley. His hometown was Richmond, Virginia. |
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Died |
27 September 1944 | On September 27, 1944, he was the Co-Pilot of ‘Special Delivery II’, B-24 tail #42-94888, when it collided with another B-24 from its unit, the 489th Bomb Group, 844th Bomb Squadron, over Walberswick, Suffolk. There were no survivors from either plane. | |
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Buried |
Arlington, VA 23310, USA | He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Vol 4, Pg 409 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia